Lightbulbs - Incandescents phasing out January 1, 2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/incandescent-lightbulb-phase-out_n_4493374.html

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Floridatexan wrote:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/incandescent-lightbulb-phase-out_n_4493374.html

I haven't had an incandescent bulb in my house for almost ten years.
Is it because I'm a greenie? Nah, it's cause I'm so cheap.
A few years ago, somebody sold me a big wicker basket full of unused CFL bulbs at a yard sale for a few dollars (after offices had closed down). It came out to be damn near a lifetime supply of em for a nickel apiece. Plus I don't give a hoot about the difference in the lighting. The people who care about that are just anal.

But the greenies need to know that the vacuum inside a flourescent is only that, a vacuum (i.e. nothing). But the CFL's have gas and mercury in em.
Ever tasted mercury in shrimp? That's enough to tell me it's not what god intended for his "temples".
And, how many people are going to all the trouble to avoid throwing the spent bulbs in the household garbage? By my statistics, that figure would be about the same as 10% of the audience for MSNBC. And I think the last I looked, MSNBC had about 1/10th of 1 percent of the tv audience. lol

Doesn't this phase out just apply to the 40 and 60 watt rated bulbs and not all incandescent bulbs?

Z man got me hooked on the LED's. I did notice a reduction in my light bill.

Ghost Rider wrote:Doesn't this phase out just apply to the 40 and 60 watt rated bulbs and not all incandescent bulbs?

Yes, one of the truly stupid things Republicans did years ago.  The 100 watt bulb is already gone.

I still have a slew of 100 watt incandescent bulbs along with 60 watt bulbs.  I never used 40 watt bulbs much so I don't have as many of those.

I switched to incandescent in my bedroom, Leds everywhere else....

http://experiencelife.com/newsflashes/the-health-dangers-of-led-lights/

Despite these benefits, scientists encourage consumers to choose bulbs situationally, avoiding LEDs at night. Melatonin-suppressing light is “dangerous only if we expose ourselves to it during the hours when we should be in the dark, and if the exposure is sufficiently intense or long,” says physicist Fabio Falchi, of the Light Pollution Science and Technology Institute in Italy. He advises people to rely more on incandescent light after dark, especially in the bedroom.

Ghost Rider wrote:Doesn't this phase out just apply to the 40 and 60 watt rated bulbs and not all incandescent bulbs?

According to what I read, yes, but those are the most commonly used sizes. I got some freebie CFL's too but I absolutely hate them...partly because of the light quality, because in the long term they represent a disposal problem, and because the mercury in them is dangerous.

Markle wrote:

Ghost Rider wrote:Doesn't this phase out just apply to the 40 and 60 watt rated bulbs and not all incandescent bulbs?

Yes, one of the truly stupid things Republicans did years ago.  The 100 watt bulb is already gone.

I still have a slew of 100 watt incandescent bulbs along with 60 watt bulbs.  I never used 40 watt bulbs much so I don't have as many of those.

The lamps in my family room are 3 way lamps and on Saturday I just bought 4 3 way bulbs. The wattage rating on all 4 bulbs is 50-100-150. So the 100 watt is still available at least in a 3 way configuration.

Rugged duty incandescent bulbs will still be available.

TEOTWAWKI wrote:Rugged duty incandescent bulbs will still be available.

What is considered rugged duty?

They make a special bulb for drop lights and trouble lights. it has a thicker filament and better filament support arms.

http://www.1000bulbs.com/category/rough-service-light-bulbs/